Category: P

Definition of Promise The expression of an intention to do or forbear from some act. To have legal effect, a promise must either be under seal, when it forms a covenant, or must form part of a contract, that is, he made in consideration of something done or to be done. See Breach of Promise…

Definition of Provisional Orders Regulations made by a Government Department in pursuance of statutory powers, in place of private bills. They are laid on the table of the House of Commons and are inoperative until confirmed by an Act of Parliament Browse You might be interested in these […]

Definition of Promissory Note A promissory no.te is an unconditional promise in writing, made by one person to another, signed by the maker, engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to, or to the order of, a specified person or to bearer […]

Definition of Proviso A clause in a deed or other instrument beginning provided always that (in Latin, proviso semper) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Proviso in the Dictionaries, Proviso in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

Definition of Promoter Anciently, the persons who laid themselves out to bring, as common informers, penal and popular actions. Now it generally means either a person who procures the passing of a private Act of Parliament, or a person who floats a company Browse You might be interested in […]

Definition of Provocation Acts which are sufficient to lead to loss of control, and which will reduce the offence of homicide from murder to manslaughter. Mere words are not, as a rule, sufficient Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Provocation in the […]

Definition of Proof A fact is said to be proved when the Court is satisfied as to its truth, and the evidence by which that result is produced is called the proof. The general rule is that the burden of proof (oww probandi) lies on the party who asserts the affirmative of the issue or…

Definition of Provost-Marshal An officer appointed by general officers commanding to secure the prompt repression of all offences committed abroad, arrest and detain for trial persons subject to military law committing offences, and to execute punishments ordered by courtsmartial. In the Navy, […]

Definition of Propound A Will To institute an action for obtaining probate in solemn form. See Probate Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Propound A Will in the Dictionaries, Propound A Will in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

Definition of Proxy A lawfully constituted agent. A person deputed to vote for another. Under the Companies Acts, it denotes (1) a person appointed to represent another at a meeting or number of meetings ; (2) the instrument containing the appointment Browse You might be interested in these […]